Buena Park 911 dispatcher salary, 2025

Buena Park is a city in Orange County. 15 people worked as 911 dispatchers for Buena Park in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $151,536, overtime included.

Official pay range1

$55,806 to $134,243

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest 911 dispatcher title

Median take-home, full-year 911 dispatchers1

$151,536

median base $93,634 · median overtime $31,998

Most of Buena Park's 911 dispatchers (9 of 15) hold the title Police Dispatcher, with an official range of $75,546 to $99,278. Those who worked the full year took home a median of $144,548, $45,270 above the top of the range.

911 dispatchers
15
10 of them worked the full year
Median overtime
$31,998
per full-year 911 dispatcher
Pension formula
2% at 62
employer pays a median $10,800 a year
Health, dental and vision
$12,188
median paid by the employer per year

What does each 911 dispatcher title at Buena Park pay?

Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks what full-year staff in that title took home (median), where at least 5 people stand behind it.1

  1. Police Comm Call Taker Pt$55,806 to $67,829 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Police Dispatcher$75,546 to $99,278 · 9 people
    $144,548
  3. Police Dispatcher Pt$75,546 to $99,278 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Police Lead Dispatcher$85,509 to $112,382 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Police Dispatch Supervisor$102,086 to $134,243 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

official range median take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Buena Park pay 911 dispatchers more than other employers in Orange County?

Median take-home of full-year 911 dispatchers: Buena Park next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year 911 dispatchers at Buena Park took home $23,090 more than the Orange County median and $30,628 more than the California median.

Questions about 911 dispatcher pay at Buena Park

How much does a 911 dispatcher make at Buena Park?

911 dispatchers at Buena Park who worked the full year took home a median of $151,536 in 2025, including overtime. The official pay range across its 911 dispatcher titles runs from $55,806 to $134,243.

How much overtime do 911 dispatchers at Buena Park earn?

The median full-year 911 dispatcher was paid $31,998 in overtime in 2025, on top of a median base pay of $93,634.

What pension do 911 dispatchers at Buena Park get?

The most common pension formula among Buena Park's 911 dispatchers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid a median $10,800 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Buena Park figures

Every person who held a 911 dispatcher position at Buena Park at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Take-home is total wages, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Medians don't add up: the median base plus the median overtime isn't the median total. Every figure covers at least 5 people.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Buena Park.

How we read the data